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Maireana pentatropis
Erect mallee bluebush is a small upright, woolly-branched shrub native to arid and semi-arid Australia, growing in mallee and dry shrubland. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant native that needs sun and very well-drained soil.
Maireana pentatropis commonly known as erect mallee bluebush,is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small upright shrub with greyish woolly branches and fleshy leaves.
Erect mallee bluebush grows on sandy soils, clay, low lying areas and mostly in mallee communities in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maireana pentatropis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
